CONTEXT: Unmet need for contraception has become a central concept in the family
planning field and one of the most important indicators for program planning and evaluation …

Family planning (FP) has been a global health priority for decades, yet barriers persist,
including women being turned away from facilities without receiving services. This study …

Aim: To estimate the knowledge, prevalence and factors associated with practice of
contraceptive methods among married males of age group 20-49 years in down town area …

Context: Unmet need for family planning in the developing world, as measured through
surveys, is high. But it is important to determine whether there is a significant level of …

In spite of the improvements in knowledge about family planning (FP), the contraceptive
prevalence rate and unmet need for FP remain poor in most parts of Northern Nigeria. This …

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The recent increase in Egypt's total fertility rate, along with stalling contraceptive rates and
persistent unmet need for family planning (FP), highlights a need to explore new venues for …

This study examines the association of decision-making with contraceptive use along with
other measures of women's empowerment and the gender context. We use data on currently …

Since the 1979 revolution in Iran, Is-lamic ideology has guided the policies and actions of
the country's govem-ment. However, pragmatism hasprevailed over pure ideology when …